LEND Lease has appointed Simon Hipperson as the new CEO of Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Most recently Hipperson was a managing director of KKR, a leading private equity firm, where he was involved in establishing KKR Global Infrastructure Partners.
Prior to this he was chief executive of Skanska Infrastructure Development, a leading investor, developer and operator of infrastructure across the UK, Scandinavia, Central Eastern Europe, North America and Latin America.
Lend Lease group CEO Steve McCann said Hipperson had a breadth of experience across target growth markets for Lend Lease in the region.
“Simon brings valuable skills and experience across property, infrastructure, construction and investment management that will assist us to deliver our strategy in EMEA. He joins a very capable management team in the region and a business that is well positioned to leverage the market recovery,” he concluded.
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